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OA News: July 8-17, 2011
July 17, 2011 ♦ News
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Plenty of positive mobile news (m-learning, social, Android, LTE, Google), and news of general African opportunities

Listing ICT-inclined African business incubators (excluding tech hubs)
July 12, 2011 ♦ Business
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The following is an attempt at listing ICT-inclined business incubators that are not considered strict “tech hubs.” It’s near-impossible to catalog them all.

OA News: July 4-7, 2011
July 7, 2011 ♦ News
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iHub weekly, G-Cameroon recap, Francophone hackathon, Seacom & Zim, ZubaBox Internet cafes, Google Engage in SA, the power of youth

Bits & Pieces from the Internet Archive
July 7, 2011 ♦ Uncategorized
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Websites come and go, but with the help of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine and some link sleuthing, their messages can guide us forward.

Video: ICT skills expansion drive (Uganda)
July 5, 2011 ♦ Video
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Recently, officials from private schools  in Uganda were trained on ICT in Kampala. A report from NTV Uganda underlines the need for government to emphasis ICT skills training. Points include:

Uganda has the 2nd youngest population in the world after Niger – almost 50% under age 15
Research shows correlation between broadband …

Insights for Search: ‘farming’, ‘health’, ‘education’, ‘ict’
July 4, 2011 ♦ Web
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Google searches for farming, health, education, and ICT are relatively popular within Africa. Good news, indeed, although the trend will most likely change as the user phase switches from essentials to entertainment.